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The Land of the Disappearing Buddha: Japan

Posted By Jim Spickard On July 27, 2011 @ 3:41 pm In Worship Style, Older Films, Buddhism, East and South Asia | No Comments

Film Info: Part of “The Long Search”, a 1977 BBC series hosted by Ronald Eyre – 52 minutes

Distributor: [1] Ambrose Videos has the entire series on DVD for $99

Summary: If the Buddha of India met the Buddha of Japan, would they recognize each other? To find out, this program talks to the staff in a Tokyo restaurant who keep regular Zen meditation schedules as part of their job, then on to the classical Zen calligraphy, swordfighting, archery and tea ceremony.

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